Reliable nippy hatchback? - Page 1 - Car Buying

Original Poster

16 posts

100 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

Looking to replace my 2004 Civic 2.0 Type-S with a new / nearly new medium sized hatchback.

It's got to be reliable and nippy (0-60 in 9 seconds or less)

Any recommendations?

vsonix

3,858 posts

183 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

Suzuki Swift sport?

stuart_83

1,066 posts

121 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

Leon 1.4/1.5 TSI?

Come in some decent trim levels, good engine and should be fairly reliable and fun to drive.

Fair few on the second hand market too for reasonable money.

Morry10

182 posts

205 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

Proceed GT? (Kia)

rustyuk

4,705 posts

231 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

What is your budget?

Original Poster

16 posts

100 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

stuart_83 said:

Leon 1.4/1.5 TSI?

Come in some decent trim levels, good engine and should be fairly reliable and fun to drive.

Not sure about the Leon. According to the Which? report, Seat reliability goes downhill after 3 years.

I am also rather wary of the long term reliability of it's turbocharged engines.

Original Poster

16 posts

100 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

rustyuk said:

What is your budget?

Up to £15k

Original Poster

16 posts

100 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

Morry10 said:

Proceed GT? (Kia)

Kia has a decent reliability record and a 7 year warranty.

However, it looks like the average mpg of a Kia Ceed GT is only 38mpg which is the same as my 14 year-old Civic!

ZX10R NIN

29,763 posts

145 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

DoubleD

22,154 posts

128 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

That vauxhall is quite a good looking thing, but the tiny front discs look a little lost inside those big wheels.

Morry10

182 posts

205 months

Thursday 13th September 2018

The_Open_Road said:

Morry10 said:

Proceed GT? (Kia)

Kia has a decent reliability record and a 7 year warranty.

However, it looks like the average mpg of a Kia Ceed GT is only 38mpg which is the same as my 14 year-old Civic!

Your criteria in the OP was 'reliable & nippy'.

1,910 posts

115 months

Friday 14th September 2018

V40 T3 ?

1,910 posts

115 months

Friday 14th September 2018

Brand new i30 1.4t GDI

kurt535

3,560 posts

137 months

Friday 14th September 2018

Stay Jap if you are concerned at reliability?

1,910 posts

115 months

Friday 14th September 2018

118i

1,910 posts

115 months

Friday 14th September 2018

Buying new or nearly new implies that you’ll have at least 2.5 years of manufactur’s warranty remaining (or much more if it’s something like a Hyundai or a Kia).

So how important reliability really is maybe depends on how long you intend to keep it?

TheAlastair34

369 posts

148 months

Friday 14th September 2018

Mini Cooper s or a JCW

Zetec-S

6,562 posts

113 months

Friday 14th September 2018

If you can cope with a slightly smaller hatchback, how about a Fiesta ST-Line?

5 door, 138bhp, 50+mpg

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Terzo123

4,622 posts

228 months

Friday 14th September 2018

The_Open_Road said:

stuart_83 said:

Leon 1.4/1.5 TSI?

Come in some decent trim levels, good engine and should be fairly reliable and fun to drive.

Not sure about the Leon. According to the Which? report, Seat reliability goes downhill after 3 years.

I am also rather wary of the long term reliability of it's turbocharged engines.

Pretty much the same engine found in a variety of Audi's, VW's and Skoda's which has received plenty of praise.

I personally had one in an A3 for 3 years and now in a Leon. I've never had an issue, so far.

Original Poster

16 posts

100 months